Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
10.6° C
1.3° 

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 7PM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (15 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)17s
Evening (15 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)17s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
7
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
16
0.6
ESE
16
0.7
ESE
16
0.9
ESE
16
1.5
SSW
10
1.5
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
ESE
16
1.4
ESE
15
1.4
ESE
15
1.5
ESE
15
1.4
ESE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
112
82
93
97
97
95
90
58
53
198
203
283
390
469
603
1404
1223
1007
904
1003
953
917
949
857
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
NW
5
SW
5
SSE
10
S
5
N
10
WNW
10
WSW
20
SSW
5
SSW
5
ENE
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NE
10
NNW
10
NW
5
S
5
ESE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
on
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
4:31PM2.17m
4:52AM1.99m
5:25PM2.15m
5:48AM1.97m
6:19PM2.08m
Low Tide
10:12AM-0.06m
10:51PM0.04m
11:08AM-0.06m
11:46PM0.04m
12:05PM-0.03m
00:40AM0.06m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:56
7:56
7:54
7:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:09
5:10
5:12
 mm
Temp °C
12
13
13
11
11
10
10
11
9
10
10
8
8
8
8
8
7
10
10
8
8
8
8
7
Feels °C
10
11
11
10
8
8
7
8
4
7
8
5
5
6
6
5
4
8
9
6
5
5
5
4
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